Effects of adding ethanol to KOH electrolyte on electrochemical performance of titanium carbide-derived carbon

Jiang Xu, Ruijun Zhang, Peng Chen, Shanhai Ge

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

36 Scopus citations

Abstract

Porous carbide-derived carbons (CDCs) are synthesized from TiC at different chlorination temperatures as electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors. It is found that the microstructure of the produced CDCs has significant influence on both the hydrophilicity in aqueous KOH electrolyte and the resultant electrochemical performance. Because the TiC-CDC synthesized at higher temperature (e.g. 1000 C) contains well-ordered graphite ribbons, it shows lower hydrophilicity and specific capacitance. It is also found that addition of a small amount of ethanol to KOH electrolyte effectively improves the wettability of the CDCs synthesized at higher temperature and the corresponding specific capacitance. Compared with the CDC synthesized at 600 C, the CDC synthesized at 1000 C shows fast ion transport and excellent capacitive behavior in KOH electrolyte with addition of ethanol because of the existences of mesopores and high specific surface area.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)132-140
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Power Sources
Volume246
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Effects of adding ethanol to KOH electrolyte on electrochemical performance of titanium carbide-derived carbon'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this